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Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are most often employed by the Air transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers was $122,271 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Aircraft pilots & flight engineers by wage are Economists, Optometrists and Sales engineers. Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are part of the Transportation Occupations category, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers; Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists; Flight attendants; Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians; Bus drivers; and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are Santa Rosa County PUMA, FL, Dothan City PUMA, AL and Fayette County PUMA, GA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are Fayette County PUMA, GA, Santa Rosa County PUMA, FL and Nueces County--Corpus Christi City (Outer) PUMA, TX.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Aircraft pilots & flight engineers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Air transportation is the industry that employs the most Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, by average wage, is Couriers & messengers. Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are paid most in Memphis City (Central Midtown) PUMA, TN but are relatively concentrated in Fayette County PUMA, GA.
Demographic information on Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in the US. The average age of male Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in the workforce is 43.7 and of female Aircraft pilots & flight engineers is 41.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers is White.
Data on higher education choices for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers is Transportation but a relatively high number of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers hold a major in Personal & Culinary Services.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aircraft pilots & flight engineers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Operation and Control, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Aircraft pilots & flight engineers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, and Science.
Projections on wages and job growth for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are expected to see a growth of 3.5% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.
